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Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. 


Armstrong Cork & Insulation Co. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 


Branches in the Principal Cities of the United States 
and Canada 


Linotile in Use 


S THE incandescent bulb has advanced the efficiency 
of artificial light, as modern plumbing has elevated the 
standards of sanitation, as steel and concrete have 
solved the problem of fireproof construction — Linotile 
has produced better floors. 


Higher Floor 
Standards 


Throughout America, Linotile may be found installed in scores of 
homes, offices, stores and public buildings, the character of the 
service it has rendered being demonstrated by the satisfaction of 
hundreds of architects and owners. 


Fully 
Demonstrated 


The coldness, hardness and slipperiness characteristic of materials 
such as marble, terrazzo and ceramic tile are diametrically opposed 
to the qualities inherent in Linotile. Due to the ingredients of 
which it is composed, Linotile is naturally warm, resilient and non-slippery; and, 
unlike hardwood, it does not split, splinter, check or warp. Consequently, it 
meets every demand of comfort and durability, and with ordinary care will last 
indefinitely. 


Decidedly 
Different 


he The artistic possibilities of Linotile—the patterns and designs in 
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of Artistic which it may be installed—are well-nigh limitless, the material 
Possibilities affording the architect an exceptional means for the expression of 
originality in floor design. 


Linotile is composed of clean powdered cork, wood flour, oxidized 
linseed oil, various gums and color pigments. These ingredients, 
after being thoroughly mixed, are compressed into sheets one- 
quarter inch thick, which are subjected to a carefully regulated seasoning process; 
then cut into squares and oblongs of various sizes. The squares are graduated 
from 2x 2 inches to 16x 16 inches; the oblongs from 2x4 inches to 8x 16 inches. 
Strips from one-quarter inch to one inch in width are made for interlining be- 
tween the squares and oblongs. 


Composition 
and Sizes 


Colors Linotile is made in eleven soft, harmonious colors: 
Light Gray Dark Brown Light Green 
Dark Gray Light Blue Dark Green 
Light Brown Dark Blue Red 
White Black 


Useful in For places of the nature of those here listed, Linotile is especially 
Many Places adapted: 

Art Galleries Hospitals Ramps 

Banks Kitchens Restaurants 

Barber Shops Landings Schools 

Bath Rooms Laundries Serving Pantries 

Billiard Rooms Libraries Stair Treads 

Churches Lobbies Steamer Cabins 


Court Rooms 


Lodge Rooms 


Stores 


Dining Rooms Motor Boats Table Tops 
Elevators Museums Theatres 

Ferry Boats Offices Ticket Offices 
Grill Rooms Pantries Vestibules 
Hallways Passenger Cars Waiting Rooms 
Hotels Platforms Yachts 


Linotile on the stairway of the First PPLICATION to stair treads, 


National Bank Building, Portland, 


Oregon. Installed by the Cork especially in a much-used channel 
Floor Products Company, Port- i rs 
land, Oregon. of travel, is one of the most decisive tests 


to which floor material can be put. The 
‘‘digging-in’”’ action of the toes and heels 
of shoes, when ascending or descending 
a flight of stairs, involves severity of 
service that only materials of exceptional 
wearing qualities are capable of sustain- 
ing. Linotile not only is durable; it al- 
ways provides a firm, secure foothold. 


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Linotile floor in the tea room of The 
Lindner Company, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Architect: Robert D. Kohn, New 
York City, N.Y. 


HE yielding texture of Linotile, to- 

gether with its warm, mellow colors, 
insures a degree of comfort that one can 
scarcely hope to attain by the use of 
marble, tile, or hardwood. 


Note how perfectly the floor in The 
Lindner Company’s tea room blends with 
the general surroundings—how substan- 
tially it adds to the air of restfulness. 
Six-inch light brown squares interlined 
with one-quarter-inch white strips con- 
stitute the pattern. This installation com- 
prises 12,609 square feet. 


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Linotile floor in the office of the 
California Security Company, Pasa- 
dena, Cal. Installed by Parker 
Tile & Mantel Company, Pasa- 
dena, Cal. 


Tae evidence is too obvious to permit 

any doubt about the life and dis- 
tinction lent by the Linotile floor in the 
business office here pictured. Note how 
effectually the checker-board design, com- 
posed of ten-inch black and white squares, 
relieves the monotony of the bare walls, 
and what an attractive setting it provides 
for the officials’ desks along the sides, and 
the accounting department at the rear of 
the room. Linotile sounds a new note in 
the art of creating distinctive floors. 


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Linotile floor in the breakfast room 
of the residence of F. C. Chandler, 
Cleveland, Ohio. Architect: G. W. 
Richie, Cleveland, Ohio. 


HAT this floor, executed in black and 

light gray, will be just as attractive 
years hence as it is today, is not an ex- 
travagant prophecy. Linotile retains its 
colors with admirable success. The pig- 
ments used in its manufacture are selected 
with special consideration for perma- 
nency. Linotile floors, unlike hardwood, 
never require re-finishing. 


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Linotile floor in St. Paul’s Evangel- 
ical Lutheran Church, York, Pa. 
Architect: J. A. Dempwolf, York, Pa. 


f L 7 HERE silence is an essential 
factor—as in churches, cathedrals, 
lodge rooms, etc.—nothing is more effec- 


tive in muffling the noise of the tread of. 
feet than the resilient texture of Linotile. 


The floor in this church is composed of 
light brown squares interlined with dark 
brown strips, and harmonizes perfectly 
with the character of the edifice. 


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Linotile floor in an office of Armour 
& Company, Chicago, IIl. 


N the battle-fields of business, over 

which armies of people tramp every 
working day in the year, Linotile has 
successfully met the supreme test of en- 
durance. Demonstrations of its excellent 
wearing qualities are going on daily in 
business houses in practically every part 
of the United States. 


The field of this floor is made up of four- 
inch light brown octagons inset with one- 
and-one-half-inch squares. The column 
borders are composed of black, dark 
brown and light brown strips, alternate 
red and dark brown squares, and white 
triangles. The main border is of the same 
design as that around the columns, except 
that it is reproduced on a larger scale. 


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Linotile floor in the kitchen of 
Morris E. Berney’s residence, Fort 
Worth, Texas. Architect: H. C. 
Dangler, Chicago, Ill. 


S sanitation is one of the most im- 
portant items in the planning and 
furnishing of modern kitchens, Linotile is 
a logical answer to the question of what 
should be used for the kitchen floor. 


It is odorless, durable, easily cleaned, 
does not become spotted by the absorp- 
tion of grease, and as all joints are ce- 
mented tight when the floor is installed, 
there is no place for the accumulation of 
dirt and germs. 


Note the clean, cheerful effect secured 
by the use of alternate black and white 
squares, six by six inches in size. 


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Linotile floor in the butler’s pantry 
of R. A. Long’s residence, Kansas 
City, Mo. Architect: Hughes Bry- 
ant, Kansas City, Mo. 


ITTLE effort is required to keep 
Linotile spick and span. Dirt does 
not penetrate it, and it is highly 
resistant to grease and liquids. When 
foot-comfort and freedom from fatigue 
are issues at stake, Linotile floors afford 
a measure of relief and satisfaction that 
must be actually experienced to be fully 
appreciated. 


A field of three-inch light green squares 
separated by white interlining strips one- 
quarter inch in width, surrounded by a 
white and light green border, comprise 
the pattern shown here. 


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Linotile floor in the sun parlor of 
T. E. Bastian’s residence, Roches- 
ter, New York. Architects: Cran- 
dall & Strobell, Rochester, N. Y. 


Y the use of Linotile, conventionality 

may be easily supplanted by indi- 
viduality. The eleven rich colors and 
various standard sizes render possible the 
fabrication of a great number of designs. 
The consequent ease with which varia- 
tions of taste can be met is appreciated 
by architects and owners alike. 


In this sun parlor, the floor is a pleasing 
arrangement of six-inch red squares in- 
terlined with three-eighth-inch white 
strips, surrounded by a red border of vari- 
able widths so as to center the design. 


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Linotile floor in the store room of 
The Crane Company, Cleveland, 
Ohio. Designed by Rorimer-Brooks 
Studios Company, Cleveland, Ohio. 


NE glance at this floor conveys a 

good impression of the part it plays 
in lending artistic unity and proper 
atmosphere to the store in which it is 
installed. This is simply another instance 
of the manner in which Linotile can be 
made to fulfill almost any specific require- 
ment from a designing standpoint. 


This refreshing pattern was produced by 
the use of six-inch white squares, one- 
quarter-inch black interlining strips, and 
a black border. 


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Linotile floor in the store room of 
the Louis Lefebvre Company, Min- 
neapolis, Minn. Architect: C. B. 
Stravs, Minneapolis, Minn. 


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VERY live merchant recognizes the 

value of having his store attractive. 
He knows how natural it is for people to 
prefer to spend their money in an atmos- 
phere of refinement and good taste. And 
he capitalizes this knowledge of acommon 
human trait. 


Who can study the floor in this store and 
then assert that Linotile is not a practical 
sales help? The design consists of alter- 
nate light brown and dark brown squares 
six inches in size, interlined with white 
strips: three-eighths of an inch in width. 


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Linotile floor in the City Bank, 


Syracuse, N.Y. Architect: Gordon / HE favorable regard of the public is 


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a business asset the value of. which 
cannot be definitely measured in dollars 
andcents. But, nevertheless, its influence 
is an acknowledged fact. 


This Linotile floor, because of its effective- 
ness in making an impression of strength 
and dignity, contributes its share to the 
development of favorable public opinion 
toward the institution in which it is in- 
stalled. The pattern is made of eight-inch 
white squares and dark gray interlining 
strips, one-half inch in width. 


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Linotile floor in the store of Jos. 
Witkowski & Sons, Detroit, Mich. 
Architect: Geo. W. Graves, Detroit, 
Mich. 


INOTILE in a store room renders 

more service than merely supplying 

a smooth, durable surface to walk 

upon. Its ease underfoot allays fatigue 

and buoys up the efficiency of employees; 

and, as a welcome relief to foot-weary 

shoppers, it tends to attract and retain 
patronage. 


This store room in Detroit is floored with 
a handsome design of white squares in- 
terlined with dark brown strips, the area 
totalling 4,500 square feet. 


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Linotile floor in St. Joseph’s Hospi- 
tal, Kansas City, Mo. Architects: 
Wilder & Wright, Kansas City, Mo. 


HE value of Linotile in hospitals and 
sanitariums can hardly be too highly 
estimated. . 


The floor in St. Joseph’s Hospital not 
only assures quiet, but the well-chosen 
combination of colors contributes to an 
environment that is soft and soothing. 
The field is composed of six-inch dark 
brown squares separated by one-half- 
inch light green interlining strips, par- 
alleled on each side by a border of dark 
green combined with light green. Ap- 
proximately 21,733 square feet are in- 
stalled in this institution. 


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Enodis maces ts the Tomin Cooney N_ business institutions where em- 
Savings & Trust Company, Elyria, K 
Ohio. Architects: Walker & Weeks, ployees must of necessity stand for a 
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good portion of each day, Linotile floors 
are an investment of exceptional value. 
Being quite resilient underfoot, they 
effectively reduce fatigue, which means 
increased energy and higher general effi- 


ciency. 


The appropriate pattern shown here con- 
sists of six-inch light gray squares alter- 
nated with dark gray squares of the same 
size, the entire field being edged with a 
black border. 


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Linotile floor in the corridor of the 
offices of the Macbeth-Evans Glass 
Company, Chamber of Commerce 
Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 


INOTILE, because of the nature of 

its ingredients, practically elimi- 

nates the danger of slips and falls. 

It always affords a firm, secure foothold. 

On elevator landings, stair treads and 

ramps, its installation is, therefore, es- 
pecially advisable. 


The floor shown on this page embodies 
several shapes and sizes in black, red, 
light green and light gray. 


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Linotile floor in the medical exam- 
ination room of the International 
Harvester Company, Chicago, Ill. 


ONSIDER just a few of its cardinal 

characteristics— its resilience, quiet- 

ness, comfort and high standard of 
sanitary value—and you will certainly 
realize that for hospitals and other places 
of similar nature, Linotile offers advan- 
tages of paramount importance. 


The floor in this examination room is a 
well-planned design, composed of four- 
inch light green squares alternated with 
dark green squares of equal size. The 
interlining strips are black, and the bor- 
der is dark green. 


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Linotile floor in The Lexington 


Leader Building, Lexington, Ky. 


Architects: Ballinger & Perrott, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 


ONSIDERING the artistic treat- 

ment of the walls of: this office, 

much of its charm undoubtedly 
would have been sacrificed, had Linotile 
not been used for the floor. 


The four-inch light green squares matched 
in size with squares of light gray, sep- 
arated by one-eighth-inch interlining 
strips, constitute a pattern that enters 
into the general scheme of decoration to 
splendid advantage. 


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